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Mind-bending sci-fi anthology with Emmy win
You are about to experience the awe and mystery of Season 2 of The Outer Limits with such stars as Mark Hamill, Ryan Phillippe, Brent Spiner, Ally Sheedy and Amanda Plummer in stories of the fantastical, the macabre, the unexpected. Please stand by.
IMDb 7.7/1019967 seasons
FantasyHorrorPsychological
FantasyHorrorPsychological
IMDb 7.7/1019967 seasons
18+
22 episodes
  • 1. A Stitch In Time

    1. A Stitch In Time

    FBI agent Jamie Pratt (Michelle Forbes) investigates a perplexing case when her best friend becomes a killer's next victim. The mystery takes her through five decades of time, where reality changes at each and every turn…in the Outer Limits.
    FBI agent Jamie Pratt (Michelle Forbes) investigates a perplexing case when her best friend becomes a killer's next victim. The mystery takes her through five decades of time, where reality changes at each and every turn…in the Outer Limits.
    16+
    44min
    Jan 13, 1996
  • 2. Resurrection

    2. Resurrection

    Life on Earth has been wiped out by biological warfare, with androids the only survivors. Two such androids (Heather Graham, Dana Ashbrook) recreate a human from DNA and must protect him from a military force which wants humankind annihilated.
    Life on Earth has been wiped out by biological warfare, with androids the only survivors. Two such androids (Heather Graham, Dana Ashbrook) recreate a human from DNA and must protect him from a military force which wants humankind annihilated.
    13+
    44min
    Jan 13, 1996
  • 3. Unnatural Selection

    3. Unnatural Selection

    Howard (Alan Ruck) and Joanne (Catherine Mary Stewart) are happily expecting their first child. They live in a world where genetic alteration is rampantly purchased on the black market...but nothing comes without a price in The Outer Limits.
    Howard (Alan Ruck) and Joanne (Catherine Mary Stewart) are happily expecting their first child. They live in a world where genetic alteration is rampantly purchased on the black market...but nothing comes without a price in The Outer Limits.
    13+
    44min
    Jan 18, 1996
  • 4. I Hear You Calling

    4. I Hear You Calling

    After intercepting a strange phone call, a tenacious reporter (Ally Sheedy) finds herself in a deadly game of cat and mouse. The only clues to the mystery: a strange man with violet eyes and missing persons who leave behind a pile of purple ash.
    After intercepting a strange phone call, a tenacious reporter (Ally Sheedy) finds herself in a deadly game of cat and mouse. The only clues to the mystery: a strange man with violet eyes and missing persons who leave behind a pile of purple ash.
    13+
    44min
    Jan 25, 1996
  • 5. Mind Over Matter

    5. Mind Over Matter

    When an accident puts Dr. Stein's (Mark Hamill) colleague, Rachel, in a coma, he uses his newly-created invention to reach her brain and tell her he loves her. However, Stein discovers that love takes strange turns when it enters the virtual world.
    When an accident puts Dr. Stein's (Mark Hamill) colleague, Rachel, in a coma, he uses his newly-created invention to reach her brain and tell her he loves her. However, Stein discovers that love takes strange turns when it enters the virtual world.
    13+
    44min
    Feb 1, 1996
  • 6. Beyond The Veil

    6. Beyond The Veil

    After flashbacks of an alien abduction lead him to attempt suicide, Eddie Wexler (Michael O'Keefe) is institutionalized, with a doctor who seems intent on forcing him to relive his "memories." Is Eddie insane? Or is the doctor more than he seems?
    After flashbacks of an alien abduction lead him to attempt suicide, Eddie Wexler (Michael O'Keefe) is institutionalized, with a doctor who seems intent on forcing him to relive his "memories." Is Eddie insane? Or is the doctor more than he seems?
    TV-14
    44min
    Feb 8, 1996
  • 7. First Anniversary

    7. First Anniversary

    As he celebrates his first anniversary, Norman (Matt Frewer) thinks he's the luckiest man alive. But suddenly, his lovely wife doesn't seem the same and he can't stand to be around her. Is he going crazy or are his instincts telling him something?
    As he celebrates his first anniversary, Norman (Matt Frewer) thinks he's the luckiest man alive. But suddenly, his lovely wife doesn't seem the same and he can't stand to be around her. Is he going crazy or are his instincts telling him something?
    TV-14
    44min
    Feb 15, 1996
  • 8. Straight And Narrow

    8. Straight And Narrow

    Problem child Rusty (Ryan Phillippe) finds himself thrown into a private school bent on straightening him out with some unorthodox methods. Rusty has eluded their control so far, but can he escape from this prison of the mind?
    Problem child Rusty (Ryan Phillippe) finds himself thrown into a private school bent on straightening him out with some unorthodox methods. Rusty has eluded their control so far, but can he escape from this prison of the mind?
    16+
    44min
    Feb 22, 1996
  • 9. Trial By Fire

    9. Trial By Fire

    On the first day of his presidency, Charles Halsey (Robert Foxworth) is faced with the first galactic foreign policy decision. As aliens are approaching Earth, the peace-loving president must determine if they are invaders or benevolent explorers.
    On the first day of his presidency, Charles Halsey (Robert Foxworth) is faced with the first galactic foreign policy decision. As aliens are approaching Earth, the peace-loving president must determine if they are invaders or benevolent explorers.
    13+
    44min
    Feb 29, 1996
  • 10. Worlds Apart

    10. Worlds Apart

    In a bizarre twist of fate, Nancy McDonald (Bonnie Bedelia) receives a distress call from Lindy (Chad Willett), a former lover, who was lost in space twenty years earlier. And he has a message: He's alive…and he desperately needs her help.
    In a bizarre twist of fate, Nancy McDonald (Bonnie Bedelia) receives a distress call from Lindy (Chad Willett), a former lover, who was lost in space twenty years earlier. And he has a message: He's alive…and he desperately needs her help.
    TV-14
    44min
    Mar 21, 1996
  • 11. The Refuge

    11. The Refuge

    A man (James Wilder) finds himself in what seems to be a refuge in a post-apocalyptic world, lorded over by a sadistic industrialist (M. Emmet Walsh) who pits his guests against one another for enjoyment...but all is not what it seems to be.
    A man (James Wilder) finds himself in what seems to be a refuge in a post-apocalyptic world, lorded over by a sadistic industrialist (M. Emmet Walsh) who pits his guests against one another for enjoyment...but all is not what it seems to be.
    16+
    44min
    Apr 4, 1996
  • 12. Inconstant Moon

    12. Inconstant Moon

    When a lonely physics professor Stanley Hurst (Michael Gross) realizes the sun is going to burn out, he knows that he and humanity have only a few hours to live. In that time, Stan resolves to make up for lost years.
    When a lonely physics professor Stanley Hurst (Michael Gross) realizes the sun is going to burn out, he knows that he and humanity have only a few hours to live. In that time, Stan resolves to make up for lost years.
    13+
    44min
    Apr 11, 1996
  • 13. From Within

    13. From Within

    Howie (Neil Patrick Harris), a boy with intellectual disabilities, is the last unaffected person in a town overrun by a strange, parasitic madness. On his own for the first time, Howie has only himself to rely upon if he wants to save his sister!
    Howie (Neil Patrick Harris), a boy with intellectual disabilities, is the last unaffected person in a town overrun by a strange, parasitic madness. On his own for the first time, Howie has only himself to rely upon if he wants to save his sister!
    13+
    44min
    Apr 27, 1996
  • 14. The Heist

    14. The Heist

    After a friend's betrayal cost him his Army career, Lee Taylor (Costas Mandylor) helps a self-styled militia Major hijack an Army shipment. Expecting missiles, they find a mysterious cargo and a lone Army Guard who warns of its deadly capability.
    After a friend's betrayal cost him his Army career, Lee Taylor (Costas Mandylor) helps a self-styled militia Major hijack an Army shipment. Expecting missiles, they find a mysterious cargo and a lone Army Guard who warns of its deadly capability.
    13+
    44min
    May 4, 1996
  • 15. Afterlife

    15. Afterlife

    Convicted of a murder he didn't commit, Linden Stiles can either accept execution or become the subject of a military experiment. Choosing to live, he finds himself slowly dehumanized by the alien DNA that has been injected into him.
    Convicted of a murder he didn't commit, Linden Stiles can either accept execution or become the subject of a military experiment. Choosing to live, he finds himself slowly dehumanized by the alien DNA that has been injected into him.
    13+
    44min
    May 18, 1996
  • 16. The Deprogrammers

    16. The Deprogrammers

    With Earth under alien rule, humanity has been programmed into slavery. A band of rebels kidnap Evan (Erich Anderson), one of the alien leader's slaves. After a twist of fate, Evan agrees to assassinate his former master...with devastating results.
    With Earth under alien rule, humanity has been programmed into slavery. A band of rebels kidnap Evan (Erich Anderson), one of the alien leader's slaves. After a twist of fate, Evan agrees to assassinate his former master...with devastating results.
    TV-14
    44min
    May 25, 1996
  • 17. Paradise

    17. Paradise

    When three young women age and die within hours, a small town is turned upside down. How does Helen (Maxine Miller), a doctor's aging mother, play into these deaths? The answer to the puzzling mystery of fragile youth is soon to be revealed.
    When three young women age and die within hours, a small town is turned upside down. How does Helen (Maxine Miller), a doctor's aging mother, play into these deaths? The answer to the puzzling mystery of fragile youth is soon to be revealed.
    16+
    44min
    Jun 15, 1996
  • 18. The Light Brigade

    18. The Light Brigade

    On a desperate mission to survive, a young military cadet (Will Wheaton) learns the difference between heroic ideals and the bitter realities of war as he and his dying comrades prepare a strike against the aliens who may have condemn them to death.
    On a desperate mission to survive, a young military cadet (Will Wheaton) learns the difference between heroic ideals and the bitter realities of war as he and his dying comrades prepare a strike against the aliens who may have condemn them to death.
    13+
    44min
    Jun 22, 1996
  • 19. Falling Star

    19. Falling Star

    With her career at an all-time low and her husband cheating on her, pop singer Melissa McCammon (Sheena Easton) finds herself on the verge of suicide. That is, until she meets Rachel, an ardent fan who just so happens to come from The Outer Limits.
    With her career at an all-time low and her husband cheating on her, pop singer Melissa McCammon (Sheena Easton) finds herself on the verge of suicide. That is, until she meets Rachel, an ardent fan who just so happens to come from The Outer Limits.
    18+
    44min
    Jun 29, 1996
  • 20. Out Of Body

    20. Out Of Body

    What really happens during an out-of-body experience? Scientist Rebecca (Peri Gilpin) is so desperate to find out that she decides run an experiment on herself. But not everyone is happy of the lengths science will go to for empirical proof.
    What really happens during an out-of-body experience? Scientist Rebecca (Peri Gilpin) is so desperate to find out that she decides run an experiment on herself. But not everyone is happy of the lengths science will go to for empirical proof.
    13+
    44min
    Jul 13, 1996
  • 21. Vanishing Act

    21. Vanishing Act

    When Trevor McPhee (Jon Cryer) goes to the store one night, he wakes up the next day and ten years have passed. As this continues to happen, he finds himself trapped between two worlds. Is Trevor mad...or just reaching The Outer Limits.
    When Trevor McPhee (Jon Cryer) goes to the store one night, he wakes up the next day and ten years have passed. As this continues to happen, he finds himself trapped between two worlds. Is Trevor mad...or just reaching The Outer Limits.
    16+
    44min
    Jul 20, 1996
  • 22. The Sentence

    22. The Sentence

    Inventor Dr. Jack Henson (David Hyde Pierce) comes up with a "virtual prison" where criminals serve a life sentence in just a few, cost-efficient hours. When an innocent man's life is at stake, the doctor must submit himself to his own invention.
    Inventor Dr. Jack Henson (David Hyde Pierce) comes up with a "virtual prison" where criminals serve a life sentence in just a few, cost-efficient hours. When an innocent man's life is at stake, the doctor must submit himself to his own invention.
    13+
    44min
    Aug 3, 1996
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    IMDb 7.7/1019967 seasons
    You are about to experience the awe and mystery of Season 2 of The Outer Limits with such stars as Mark Hamill, Ryan Phillippe, Brent Spiner, Ally Sheedy and Amanda Plummer in stories of the fantastical, the macabre, the unexpected. Please stand by.
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